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But once your civilization isn’t threatened with complete and sudden obliteration by planet killers, you’re no longer stuck in the prisoner’s dilemma and you’re
by CountSessine 6y ago
But once your civilization isn’t threatened with complete and sudden obliteration by planet killers, you’re no longer stuck in the prisoner’s dilemma and you’re not necessarily compelled to strike first. It’s a big difference.
- jessehattabaugh 6y agoYou shouldn't assume that an intelligent civilization wouldn't find a weapon of mass destruction that's effective against a non-planet based civilization.
- CountSessine 6y agoSo the utility cost of the betrayal scenario goes from negative infinity to a question mark.